Associate Expert Bioprocess USP (m/w/d)

at  Octapharma

Job ID: 58717
Location:Heidelberg, DE
Job Level: Professionals
Job Category: Production
Employment Type: Permanent position
Career Level:
Octapharma Biopharmaceuticals GmbH was founded in 1997 and is a successful expanding biotech company in Heidelberg, a subsidiary company of the international operating Octapharma group. Our core business is in research and development of recombinant proteins derived from human cell lines. We strive to develop treatments with an improved tolerability for the patient and longer half-lives.
We are seeking to recruit an Associate Expert Bioprocess USP to join the Pilot Plant Upstream Process team starting in January 2025 at our Research and GMP Production Site in Heidelberg.

• Evaluate new and existing bioprocess technologies, methods, and equipment with focus on scale-up and optimization of cell culture
• Plan and carry out independent experiments to support process optimization and development from shake flasks to production bioreactor
• Perform production operations according to GMP and all other applicable quality regulations
• Create and review manufacturing process and other GMP relevant documentation
• Coordinate routine activities that occur in the Pilot Plant; manage daily production schedules
• Coordinate and plan equipment qualification, maintenance activities
• Perform in-depth troubleshooting, as well as deviation investigations
• Close cooperation with Quality Assurance to ensure compliance with GMP requirements